DescriptionHandel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century, London) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford (2007-01-17 @pxhere 1344710).jpg
English: Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford (2007-01-17 @pxhere 1344710)
illus.1] Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th c.) by William Smith, with an inscription "Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit" (Bate Collection, University of Oxford)
"illus.1 Single-manual harpsichord by William Smith (Bate Collection, University of Oxford) ", "Before it arrived at the Bate Collection, all that was known about the William Smith harpsichord (illus.1) was tobe found in a brief summary in Boalch's makers of the harpsichord and clavichord. It was said to have two sets of strings only at 8' pitch, and, on the evidence of its appearance, it was to be dated to the first quarter of the 18th century. ... ", "A small illistration of its front view had appeared in the second edition of Boalch among a selction of plates chosen to illustrate signature and inscriptions--in this instance 'Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit' written in ink directly on the frontboard. ", "Delight enough to be sure, but the pleasure was greatly amplified when it was recognized, almost immediately, that the harpsichord bore an uncommon resemblance to the instrument shown in the famous Mercier portrait of Handel (see cover). Bringing a copy of this picture to the instrument for comparison only served to show how right these first impression were (illus.2): there were the same keys, the characteristically carved end-blocks, the lockboard batten and the nicely rounded crown on the spine adjacent, the colour of the veneer, the same stop knob in the same place--and leaning against this harpsichord the most revered of all 'English' composers, Handel himself! "
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Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford
DescriptionHandel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century, London) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford (2007-01-17 @pxhere 1344710).jpg
English: Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford (2007-01-17 @pxhere 1344710)
illus.1] Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th c.) by William Smith, with an inscription "Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit" (Bate Collection, University of Oxford)
"illus.1 Single-manual harpsichord by William Smith (Bate Collection, University of Oxford) ", "Before it arrived at the Bate Collection, all that was known about the William Smith harpsichord (illus.1) was tobe found in a brief summary in Boalch's makers of the harpsichord and clavichord. It was said to have two sets of strings only at 8' pitch, and, on the evidence of its appearance, it was to be dated to the first quarter of the 18th century. ... ", "A small illistration of its front view had appeared in the second edition of Boalch among a selction of plates chosen to illustrate signature and inscriptions--in this instance 'Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit' written in ink directly on the frontboard. ", "Delight enough to be sure, but the pleasure was greatly amplified when it was recognized, almost immediately, that the harpsichord bore an uncommon resemblance to the instrument shown in the famous Mercier portrait of Handel (see cover). Bringing a copy of this picture to the instrument for comparison only served to show how right these first impression were (illus.2): there were the same keys, the characteristically carved end-blocks, the lockboard batten and the nicely rounded crown on the spine adjacent, the colour of the veneer, the same stop knob in the same place--and leaning against this harpsichord the most revered of all 'English' composers, Handel himself! "
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Handel harpsichord (first quarter of the 18th century) by William Smith, with an inscription Gulielmus Smith Londini fecit - Bate Collection, University of Oxford